Infonetics: Service Provider VoIP and IMS Market Enters Period of
Correction after Ramp-up to VoLTE

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Huawei, which has led the global carrier VoIP and IMS equipment market since 2008, maintains a strong lead, followed by a tight race between the next four top vendors, reports Infonetics. (Graphic: Infonetics Research)

Huawei, which has led the global carrier VoIP and IMS equipment market since 2008, maintains a strong lead, followed by a tight race between the next four top vendors, reports Infonetics. (Graphic: Infonetics Research)

“At the end of 2013, we projected the IMS
equipment market would slow in 2014 as large operators in North America
and Asia Pacific commercially launch VoLTE services and capacity begins
to be utilized, and this is indeed happening,” reports Diane
Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC, and IMS at Infonetics
Research. “We don’t view this as a cause for alarm, but rather the
ship righting itself after a build-up of inventory for nationwide
launches.”

VOIP AND IMS MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

To date, nationwide launches of voice over LTE (VoLTE) have taken
place only in small countries and city-states such as South Korea,
Singapore, and Hong Kong

Larger nationwide launches of VoLTE in the U.S. and Japan are expected
to begin toward the end of 2014; this, in addition to the activity of
operators in Europe, Canada, and other parts of Asia, will fuel IMS
equipment related to VoLTE in 2015

The global service provider VoIP and IMS market totaled $878 million
in 2Q14, down 6% from 2Q13, and down 12% sequentially

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